I wasn't a gifted kid by any stretch of the imagination, but I've definitely encountered people like this in real life as it relates to autism.
Whew! Us scheming neurodivergents sure had it easy amirite?
Good to see this shit gets taken down quickly.
I let my curiosity get the better of me. Not looking at the removed comments next time.
Idk what they meant by “gifted”? I remember in elementary school myself and a few others (5 of us total) were considered “gifted” or some sort of advanced for that young age. One got offers and went to a prestigious private school, one was valedictorian of our high school, two became teachers,
And I joined the army and have become a communist largely because of it. Unless it was how I processed information, I don’t see the relevance. Also no one has ever kissed my butt so I missed out there too
Jesus. This is my life to a "T".
Scrolling through social media when I still had it kind of confirmed what I figured: people I grew up with money are mostly doing alright, those who didn't have money were struggling. Shocker.
Sure we went through the gifted program but I largely equate the success some of my (supposed) gifted peers have had is because of their parent's socioeconomic standing.
Didn’t help my mom had me in high school and I was largely raised for a while by grandparents. Dad was an EMT/firefighter and they got divorced When I was super young too.
I just didn’t pull my bootstraps up strong enough I suppose.